| tongue | metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side |
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| tongue | the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot |
| tongue | a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity |
| tongue | a human written or spoken language used by a community |
| tongue | a manner of speaking |
| tongue | the tongue of certain animals used as meat |
| tongue | a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea |
| tongue | any long thin projection that is transient |
| tongue | lick or explore with the tongue |
| tongue | articulate by tonguing, as on wind instruments |
| tongue | a mortise joint made by fitting a projection on the edge of one board into a matching groove on another board |
| tongue | a thin depressor used to press the tongue down during an examination of the mouth and throat |